… on x64 box running Linux with PHP 5.1.6 or 5.2.2, and also with PHP …bit FreeBSD with PHP 4.4.7 produces different results: s1=1.1258999068426E+15 s2=1125899906842625 The same 32-bit FreeBSD…value handling: it can be used to workaround signed vs. unsigned int issues; it helps with float formatting; …

